--- title: "W. Miller: articles on the LinkPilot blog" url: https://uselinkpilot.com/author/w-miller description: "11 articles by W. Miller on the LinkPilot blog, covering security. Every piece is listed with the date it was last updated." lang: en --- # W. Miller Writes about security. ## 11 articles - OneTimeSecret vs Privnote vs Password Pusher: Which Should You Use? (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/onetimesecret-vs-privnote-vs-password-pusher) Password Pusher for IT teams, OneTimeSecret for simple open-source secrets, Privnote only for throwaway notes: compared on encryption, expiry and revocation. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 6 min read - Is Privnote (privnote.com) Safe and Legit? 2026 Review (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/is-privnote-safe) Privnote is safe enough for a casual note and not for credentials: documented clone-site phishing, encryption you cannot verify, and no way to revoke a note. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 8 min read - 7 Best Privnote Alternatives in 2026 (Free & Self-Hosted) (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/best-privnote-alternatives) The best Privnote alternative is LinkPilot for an audit trail, Bitwarden Send if you use Bitwarden, or PrivateBin for verifiable encryption; seven compared. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 21 min read - Why URLs Leak Sensitive Information (and How to Fix It) (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/why-urls-leak-sensitive-information) Browser history, server logs, CDNs, and Referer headers keep full URLs, even over HTTPS. Where links leak and how to design URLs that are safe to leak. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 8 min read - Secure Link Sharing for Developers (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/secure-link-sharing-for-developers) A practical guide for engineering teams — when to use one-time links, how to script them, and how to integrate them into onboarding and CI. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 8 min read - Secret Links vs Password Managers (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/secret-links-vs-password-managers) A password manager stores credentials a team reuses; a one-time secret link hands one credential to one person once. Most teams need both, for different jobs. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 6 min read - Link Scanners and One-Time Secrets (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/link-scanners-and-one-time-secrets) A one-time link that burns on a plain GET dies when Slack or an email gateway previews it. Serve metadata on GET and burn only on an explicit reveal. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 9 min read - How to Share API Keys Securely (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/how-to-share-api-keys-securely) Never paste an API key into chat or email. Send a one-time secret link, encrypted in your browser and destroyed after one open, and rotate any key you pasted. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 8 min read - How One-Time Secret Links Work (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/how-one-time-secret-links-work) A one-time secret link reveals its contents once: the browser encrypts it, the server stores only ciphertext, and the first reveal burns the stored copy. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 8 min read - Expiring Links: The Secret Is Destroyed, Not Just Redirected (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/expiring-links-security) An expiring secret link destroys the secret at the deadline; a dead shortener link only stops redirecting. How to pick a window, and the edge cases. October 22, 2026 · Security (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/category/security) · 8 min read - Client-Side Encryption for Secret Sharing: What It Protects, What It Doesn't (https://uselinkpilot.com/blog/client-side-encryption-for-secret-sharing) Client-side encryption protects a stored secret from the operator and a database leak, nothing more: bad JavaScript, extensions and a leaked link defeat it. 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